Choosing Between Dense Models and Mixture of Experts for Production Inference

https://theruntimejournal.capitaljays.com/posts/choosing-between-dense-models-and-mixture-of-experts-for-production-inference

When choosing between dense models and mixture of experts for production inference, the decision centers on balancing efficiency with quality. Dense models offer simplicity and consistent resource use but can be costly for large-scale deployment. Mixture of experts uses sparse activation, reducing compute per query while maintaining high capacity.